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A suspect who wrecked with three young children in her car while allegedly driving impaired Saturday night has been charged with DUI and three counts of child endangerment. Amber Nicole Smith, 30, of South Fairoak Street struck a utility pole on Wartrace Pike in Shelbyville around 8:15 p.m. ...

Rescue workers look over a vehicle that struck a utility pole at midday Monday at the intersection of North Main and Madison streets in Shelbyville. The identity and condition of the driver was unavailable at press time Monday. A truck behind the car had much less damage.

Two suspects have been charged with operating a marijuana growing operation at their home on Belmont Avenue. Agents from the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force said Melissa Michelle Jenkins, 41, and Jean Noel Marion, 46, were “in possession of an active marijuana and psilocybin mushroom grow operation” and were also in possession of firearms and drug paraphernalia...

•A New Holland tractor, bush hog and several walnut trees were stolen from property on Bynum Road in the past few days, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office was told. •A firearm has gone missing over the past month from a home in the 600 block of Bottle Hollow Road, according to a BCSO report....

State Highway 64 just north of Fairfield was blocked most of Tuesday after a tractor-trailer ran off the road and overturned during the early morning hours. The driver, Antonio Quintero, 60, of Miami, Florida, was charged with driving on a suspended commercial driver’s license and possession of a legend drug without a prescription, Sgt. Karen Douglas of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. Douglas said she didn’t know why Quintero lost control of the refrigerated truck, which was carrying 41,000 pounds of frozen Tyson chicken products. Quintero was not seriously injured and was being held on $3,000 bond Tuesday at Bedford County Jail.

An angry suspect being arrested for alleged traffic offenses Wednesday night lost his battles with a wrecker driver and police officers, according to a Shelbyville Police Department incident report. Jose Mateo Garcia Menchu, 39, of Murfreesboro wrecked on Horse Mountain Road. Neither he nor his two unrestrained children, ages 7 and 2, in the back seat were injured, according to police...

Changes in Bedford County’s zoning structure to allow so-called “rural villages” with specifics benefitting small businesses in areas such as Flat Creek, Wheel and Hall’s Mill were approved Tuesday night by Bedford County Commission. Commissioners supported the changes, in the form of a resolution, 13-2-2, with Bill Anderson and Brent Smith against and P.T. “Biff” Farrar and Mark Thomas passing. Commissioner Chasity Gunn was absent...

William Madeiros once handed England’s Prince Philip the reins of a Caspian horse-a photo event which he says he will always cherish. “It was quite an honor,” Madeiros said Monday, looking over the black and white photo of him with the royal couple. “I was asked could I present the ponies to the queen. Dignitaries were there. I said, by all means.”...

Shelbyville City Council approved Thursday to use $30,000 of its hotel-motel tax revenues to brand across the state features of Shelbyville and Bedford County. Horses and whiskey are going to get the new local tourism out of the gate. Council approved during its business meeting a motion to enter into an agreement with South Central Tennessee Tourism Association to provide tourism and marketing services, effective immediately, and continuing through June 30, 2022...

U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Robert S. Powell Jr., was honored by alma mater Middle Tennessee State University on Monday as the 17th graduate of the Army ROTC program. The Wartrace native attended the unveiling of a commemorative brick in a special ceremony at the Veterans Memorial site outside the Tom H. Jackson Building...